Smyrna, Maine is a small town located in Washington County with about 1,000 residents. It has seen its population remain relatively unchanged since it was founded over 200 years ago. The town is governed by a board of selectmen and a town administrator who are elected by the local citizens every two years. All candidates running for office must be registered voters of Smyrna and must meet certain residency requirements. Political parties have traditionally had very little influence on the local political landscape of Smyrna as most races are non-partisan and focus on issues that are relevant to the community rather than those which divide it along party lines. The local government strives to represent the interests of all citizens equally, regardless of party affiliation or personal beliefs. This has resulted in an environment where open dialogue amongst all members of the community is encouraged as well as collaboration towards finding solutions that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Smyrna, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, ME is moderately conservative. In Aroostook County, ME 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aroostook county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 39.0%.
Aroostook county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smyrna, ME is moderately conservative.
Aroostook County, Maine is moderately conservative.
Maine is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Smyrna, Maine: d d d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Smyrna, ME
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $3,399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)